// For flags

CVE-2006-2766

Microsoft Windows XP/2000/2003 - MHTML URI Buffer Overflow (PoC)

Severity Score

2.6
*CVSS v2

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

2
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

Buffer overflow in INETCOMM.DLL, as used in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 through 6.0 SP2, Windows Explorer, Outlook Express 6, and possibly other programs, allows remote user-assisted attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a long mhtml URI in the URL value in a URL file.

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
High
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Partial
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2006-05-31 First Exploit
  • 2006-06-01 CVE Reserved
  • 2006-06-02 CVE Published
  • 2024-04-22 EPSS Updated
  • 2024-08-07 CVE Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
CWE
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
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Microsoft
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Ie
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6.0
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sp1
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Microsoft
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Ie
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6.0
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sp2
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Microsoft
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Internet Explorer
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6.0
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-
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Microsoft
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Internet Explorer
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7.0
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beta1
Affected
Microsoft
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Internet Explorer
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7.0
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beta2
Affected